Lawson Heights, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lawson Heights weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain52%0.91″85°68°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers42%4.9″84°69°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm65%—78°67°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle21%—82°66°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle44%—87°64°+5°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle79%0.07″71°67°-16°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast63%—81°67°+10°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 11.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.0 µg/m³.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 53 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 53
- UV peak
- 2.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 53
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 11.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.0 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 3h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:35 PM
- Moonset
- 11:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Lawson Heights at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Lawson Heights
- Sun85°68°52%
- Mon84°69°42%
- Tue78°67°65%
- Wed82°66°21%
- Thu87°64°44%
- Fri71°67°79%
- Sat81°67°63%
- Sun76°66°24%
- Mon72°61°19%
- Tue60°56°18%
- Wed66°58°21%
- Thu76°56°29%
- Fri87°61°39%
- Sat85°60°30%
- Sun83°61°35%
- Mon76°63°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Lawson Heights
SPC has placed Lawson Heights in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Lawson Heights
- 15650